Building an Argument
Thesis statement: the main point of your argument.
When you want to convince someone that your main thesis is true, you need to support your thesis with several good points and examples.
Thesis statement: Smoking should be banned from public places.
Supporting Points Examples
Smoking is dirty. Smokers leave ashes, matches,
and cigarette butts on the ground.
Smoking bothers other people. People cough and hate the smell.
Smoking is dangerous. Careless smokers cause building fires and forest fires. Smoking kills
people.
Smoking is a bad influence on If teenagers see young adults smoking
young people. they may think smoking is cool and so
they may try to smoke.
Smoking is bad for health. Smoking causes throat and lung cancer.
Secondhand smoke is just as harmful as firsthand smoke. Smoking causes heart disease.
Banning smoking from public spaces is a good policy for several reasons. First of all, smoking is a filthy habit. Smokers leave their cigarette butts on the ground and drop their ashes anywhere. Furthermore, smoking bothers other people. It smells horrible and causes other people to cough. More importantly, smoking is dangerous. Careless smokers who throw away cigarettes sometimes cause building and forest fires. Another reason to ban smoking in public places is the influence smoking has on teenagers. When teenagers see young adults smoking, the teenagers may think it is cool and start a habit that is very difficult to quit. And above all else, smoking is bad for health. It causes lung and throat cancer in people who inhale secondhand smoke. In conclusion, the ban on smoking is necessary to protect people. ______
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Building an Argument
Your argument needs to flow. You can use these expressions to connect your thoughts.
First of all
Use these to introduce your To begin with,
first point To start with,
And,
Use these to connect your Also,
points Furthermore,
What’s more,
As well,
Use these to show relatively More importantly,
more important points. What’s worse,
What’s more,
Use these to show your most Above all else,
Important point Above all,
Most of all,
Use these to show your final Finally,
point.
Use these to conclude your In conclusion,
idea. Therefore,
Use these to introduce For example,
examples. For instance,
Exercise: underline the expression on this page that you find in the paragraph on ‘Banning Smoking.’
Building an Argument
Thesis:
Supporting Points Examples